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annoying neighbors? take ‘em out with this paintball tank

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

Mini Paintball Tank

(Sub)urban warfare has a new face, and it goes by the name of Paintball Panzer. The pint-sized tank has a turret-mounted paintball gun which lets you fire rounds of paint ammo while keeping you safe and sound from the tomatoes and eggs which may be thrown at you in return…

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posted: September 25th, 2007 4 comments author: technabob

us army remote vehicles using xbox 360 controller?

filed under: robotics | strange and unusual | video games

Army SUGV with Xbox 360 Controller

Most video game enthusiasts will tell you that the Xbox 360’s joystick is one of the best designed gaming controllers of all time. Now it appears to have gotten the “thumbs up” from the U.S. Army…

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posted: June 5th, 2007 20 comments author: technabob

reporter subjected to heat ray

filed under: future tech | strange and unusual

Raytheon Active Denial System Prototype

For some time now, there’s been buzz about the Military working on a new “crowd control system” which works by blasting people with an invisible, yet highly uncomfortable electromagnetic blast…

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posted: April 2nd, 2007 post a comment author: technabob

mercedes s600 guard: the ultimate in safe rides

filed under: strange and unusual

Mercedes S600 Guard

If you happen to be the leader of a nation, a celebrity, richer than god or simply paranoid, Mercedes has the automobile for you.

The new Mercedes S600 Guard has factory-integrated preventive measures such as military-grade armor which can resist small arms projectiles, shrapnel and explosive charges as well as bulletproof glass…

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posted: October 29th, 2006 1 comment author: technabob

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